Lionheart Page #3

for an honest man? I'm him.

Never steer you wrong.

There it is. See?

Hey, man.

What is this, man?

Shut up, man.

Hey, cuz,

you want to use our phone?

Look, that's all right, blood, we'll

go someplace else. Don't worry about it.

What, you don't

like my phone, cuz?

How much you want

for your phone?

Let me do

the talking, man.

Hey, shut up,

n*gger.

I want to hear what

the white boy got to say.

This is my hood, motherf***er,

and I ask the questions.

How much you want to pay?

He ain't got no money,

motherf***er.

I got the goddamn money.

And I'll kick your ass.

You ain't getting sh*t.

Motherf***er's gonna pay now.

Come on, man.

Get in there, man.

Today's your

lucky day, punk.

Yeah, that's right.

I want a cab.

What, you expect me

to walk to the airport?

What do you mean, you don't send

no cabs to this neighborhood?

Wait, are you...

Hey, man,

you want to use the phone?

Come on. Let's go.

Hey.

You're gonna listen

to Joshua now, huh?

Yeah.

I've been all over the

world, man. I've been around.

From the Big Apple to the

Big Orange, I know the score.

How you gonna get around

in all that smog?

Huh?

Them freeways?

Now, people in LA, man,

lot of sh*t going on.

Lot of weird-ass

motherfuckers running around.

Besides,

I owe you lunch.

Yeah, yeah.

You owe me lunch.

Good.

But you're wasting your time

if you think I'll fight again.

Hey, I can dig it.

It's cool.

Okay. Okay.

$5,000 will go a long ways

in the land of sunshine.

He is my brother.

I want to see Francois now.

I understand but we still

need to see some identification.

I want to see my brother.

- What's going on?

- Please come with me. Please.

It finally happened

late last week.

With the extent

of his injuries,

honestly, I don't know how

he held on as long as he did.

It's because I told him

I'd always be there for him.

I'm truly sorry.

The guys who did this to him,

did they catch them?

Mr. Gaultier, he's gone, and nothing

we can do will bring him back.

Doc, my question is,

did they catch them?

Yes, Mr. Gaultier. I believe

the police have them in custody.

The guys who set him on fire...

might have been...

rival drug dealers...

they might have been customers

that he sold some bad stuff to.

It might have been kids

playing a sick prank.

We may never know.

He was too delirious to tell

the police much of anything.

Now if I were you,

I'd be a little more concerned

about his wife and his child.

He left them with a stack

of unpaid medical bills

and not too much

of anything else.

Now I can give you

their address, if you'd like.

I have it.

Thank you.

Hey, you don't look

sick to me, baby.

Hey, Lion. Hey, Lion!

Hey. Hey, Lyonheart.

Hey, man, what's happening?

You acting like they said you

were pregnant or something.

I don't need you.

Just go, okay?

Go.

Hey. Look there. There he is.

Hey, my treat, remember?

Damn inflation, man.

Look here. Here's $2, man.

Keep the change. For your kids.

I heard Russell say you

don't know when to quit, huh?

Hey, that's me, man.

That's you.

Can't argue with

the facts, right?

You have nothing

better to do?

Okay.

Maybe you can

help me then.

Find this place.

That's the address.

No problem, man. Who lives

there? You got a sister?

Just find me this place and

don't ask too much question.

Hey, hold it, man.

Hold that goddamn car. Yeah.

Motherf***er.

Hey. Oh, hey, hey. There it

is. There it is. Right there.

It's yours?

Do you know where a lady

named Helene lives?

Can you show me?

My mommy told me not

to talk to strangers.

Your mommy, huh?

She's right.

My name is Nicole,

and I'm five.

Nicole, c'est trs joli.

My name is Lyon.

Now you're not

a stranger anymore.

I'm not a stranger when your

mommy says I'm not a stranger.

Just give me

some time, okay?

Just a few more days

and I will have it.

You will have it, I promise.

Friday.

Friday.

Friday.

Not a partial payment, cash.

450 bucks, cash.

Absolutely.

Okay. If you don't, you

and your family are on the street.

I don't think this would be

a good time to ask my mommy.

Deadbeats like you are why I can't

get the goddamn elevator fixed.

You live here?

I came to visit.

Well excuse me.

Let's go.

Mommy, is he a stranger?

Nicole, go inside and draw

with your crayons.

Just for a minute, honey.

So you finally decided to

grace us with your presence.

Helene, it was impossible

for me to go.

I put myself in lots

of trouble to get here.

Well, I've got news for you. It wasn't

worth it, because you're too late.

Helene, I tried.

I'm sorry. I tried.

You know, the only thing that he

wanted was just to see your face again.

Maybe we should

go inside.

No, I don't want you inside.

I don't want you anywhere

near me or my daughter again.

You're the one who started

her father on that sh*t.

That's not true.

Oh, yeah?

He took that shipment

to Amsterdam for you.

That's what

I say to the cop.

He was a smart kid. I didn't

want him to go in jail.

He had a future.

You were pregnant.

Oh, spare me the details.

You're family.

He might have been better off if

you had just kept your mouth shut

and let him go to jail.

He was not enough

strong to be in jail.

It would have killed him.

The streets that you left

him on are what killed him.

No, Helene.

Come on.

I don't have anything

more to say to you.

Helene, come on.

Helene, you and Nicole,

we're family.

You're my only family.

Let me try to help you.

Helene.

This is to help you

with your bill.

I don't want your money.

Don't you get it? I don't want

anything from you ever again.

Now, get out of here

before I call the cops.

You look like you're about

ready to jump off a bridge.

Here, have some chicken.

No. Thanks.

I need something else.

You don't even have to

say it, man. I'm psychic.

Foreign Legion, huh? That's them

guys with those white hats on, right?

I thought the Foreign Legion was something

that you see in old movies, or something.

I wish it was just

an old movie.

Hey, hey, hey.

Hey, where you want

to go now, man?

You want to get some girls,

you want to go dancing?

You know what I'm saying?

Where you want to go?

I've got some

business to finish.

Personal business.

Is it something I can

help you with, man?

Yeah. Maybe.

Hey, look here.

Let's drink to that, man.

Hey, put them up there.

Here, all right.

Jump the devil with

his blind children.

Look here, man,

I gotta make phone call.

I'll be right back, all right?

Yeah?

Yeah.

Where you going?

Hey, we got to find us a place

to stay for the night, right?

I'm looking out for you.

I'll be right back.

Hey, hey, there's a phone.

Look out, look out.

All right. All right.

Just stand up.

Hey.

Check it out, Dorothy.

We ain't in Kansas no more.

Where are we going?

Visit an old friend of mine. There.

Yeah, that's the place, right there.

Sure you all right?

Yeah.

Yeah. She only uses this place

when she's in LA on business.

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